• 以…为代价

atprep.在；向；达n.基普(老挝货币基本单位)(=att)；[化]砹(极不稳定放射性元素)abbr.密封的(=airtight)abbr.气温(=air temperature)Atsue笃卫(名,日本)

1. His parents balked at the cost of the guitar he wanted.
   他想要那个吉他，但他父母看到吉他的价格却踌躇不决。
2. She saved him from drowning, but only at the cost of her own life.
   他遇溺时她把他救了，但却牺牲了自己的生命。
3. It is not good for young ladies to keep slim at the cost of their health.
   年轻女士牺牲健康来减肥是不可取的。
4. He saved his daughter from the fire but at the cost of his own life.
   他牺牲了生命，把女儿从大火中救出来。
5. Madame Curie carried through her researches at the cost of her own life.
   居礼夫人不惜以生命为代价将研究做到底。